diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 0dbcde5f2..79613b03a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install GitVersion 
       uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/setup@v0
       with:
-          versionSpec: '6.x'
+          versionSpec: '5.x'
           includePrerelease: true
 
     - name: Determine Version
       uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/execute@v0
       with:
         useConfigFile: true
-        #additionalArguments: /verbosity Diagnostic
+        additionalArguments: /b develop
       id: gitversion # step id used as reference for output values
 
     - name: Setup dotnet
diff --git a/GitVersion.yml b/GitVersion.yml
index e36328d29..f038b97e7 100644
--- a/GitVersion.yml
+++ b/GitVersion.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,3 @@ branches:
     increment: Inherit
 ignore:
   sha: []
-merge-message-formats: {}